My eating plan isn't a lot of calories?

i planned my week's menu out, and there's not even 1,000 calories in every day!



i have cereal and WHOLE milk for breakfast every morning and that's about 170 calories. for lunch i sometimes have a BLT (with morningstar farms veggie bacon strips) and that's about 190, sometimes i have hummus and veggies, which ranges from about 112-143, and sometimes i'll eat a salad with italian dressing and parmesean cheese, which is about 70 calories. what i eat for dinner is based on the entire family, and the calories range from about 286-350.



so as you can see, that's not many calories per day. but i don't know, this plan seemed really healthy until i counted it up! i don't neccesarily have a problem with not eating a lot of calories, because i'm also trying to lose weight. but is this healthy? what if i added some fruits for snacks, or add some into the meals, maybe?My eating plan isn't a lot of calories?
I think your calorie count is a little out.



Cereal with full cream milk is closer to 300 calories.

BLT is around 300-400 ... depending on butter, sauce etc.

Hummus %26amp; vegies / salad and cheese are a bit closer ... you might want to add some protein to them like tuna or chicken.



A few small snack throughout the day such as fruit or no-fat yoghurt and a light dinner will probably take you up to about 1200 calories. A good amount if you're wanting to loose weight.



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EDIT: Are you vegetarian? When you said BLT, I assumed a real, bacon, lettuce %26amp; tomato sandwich which is nowhere near 190 calories! But you say you've definitely added your calories up right ...



The eating plan is pretty healthy but very low in calories. Low calorie plans will not only leave you hungry throughout the day but slow down your metabolism so you'll lose weight even slower.



If you eat all 5 meals throughout the day; Cereal for breakfast, salad %26amp; cheese for morning tea, BLT for lunch, hummus %26amp; veges for afternoon snack and dinner - you're still eating only eating a maximum of 923 calories.



You can try adding in between snacks like no-fat yoghurt, a handful of almonds/walnuts and fruit. This will take your calorie count up to about 1200 calories which is a good amount if you're wanting to lose weight.



By eating plenty of low calorie meals throughout the day but still getting a sufficient amount, your metabolism will soar! Liken it to starting a fire. To keep a fire going, it's more effective to be throwing in little bits of wood rather than a large chunk ... ;)



Best of luck xMy eating plan isn't a lot of calories?
they say the RDA is way to high anyway, though snacking is good if you are trying to gain weight.My eating plan isn't a lot of calories?
Women need to eat a MINIMUM of 1200 calories a day, men about 1600. That's what your body needs to function efficiently. Depending on how active you are, how much you weigh, and how old you are, you may even need more than that. You can calculate how many calories you need using this site http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/b鈥?/a>

The calculator gives you how many calories you need to mantain your weight. Subtract 500 to find what you need to eat to lose weight. But never go below 1200. Below that, your metabolism slows down and losing weight becomes even harder. Add in some extra protein. You can get that through peanutbutter, chicken, beef, eggs, etc. You need a fair amount of protein to keep your muscles strong. If you're a vegetarian, there are plenty places to get protein besides from animal products. Search around online for high-protein foods.
lower fatty foods, by replacing them with veggies and fruits. You can have as much as you want ;)